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2017/08/17

New Order's epic and iconic Substance turns 30 years old today. The classic album, released August 17th, 1987, is a superb collection of the band's definitive 12" singles and is an essential piece in New Order's remarkable and distinguished catalog. Substance is an extraordinary album from front to back. It is perfect. There is no filler, there is no "skip" track; everything is in its right place.

The idea for Substance was conceived by Factory kingpin Tony Wilson, who wanted all of New Order's singles on one CD so he could rock out while driving his snazzy new sports car. At that point, none of New Order's singles were available on CD format, and only a couple of songs ("The Perfect Kiss," "Sub-Culture") appeared on their studio albums; (let's be honest here, the versions of "The Perfect Kiss" and "Sub-Culture" that appeared on Low-Life paled in comparison to the 12" versions, and let's not get started on the brutally chopped up versions that appear on various greatest hits collections).

Though most of the versions included on Substance were previously issued, not every track was the original 12" mix: New Order went into the studio in May of 1987 to re-record "Confusion" and "Temptation"; an edited version of "Sub-Culture" appears on all formats; and 40 seconds of "The Perfect Kiss" was edited out for space on CD (the full glorious and epic 12" appears on the LP edition).

One new song appeared on Substance -- "True Faith," which was released as a 12" in July of 1987 backed with the b-side "1963." The iconic video for "True Faith" enjoyed a ton of radio and MTV airplay, and was a massive hit in the U.S. This propelled sales of Substance and earned New Order legions of new and passionate fans.

The CD and some cassette versions of Substance included a bonus disc of material -- Substance Disc 2 -- which collected the b-sides to the 12" singles along with the instrumental "Murder." The disc also includes a legendary "Mesh" tracklisting error which continues to haunt New Order to this day.

"Mesh" and "Cries And Whispers" both appeared as b-sides on 1981's "Everything's Gone Green," but the tracks were listed in the wrong order on some of the 12" editions. Years later the tracklisting error followed New Order onto Substance: "Mesh" was listed as track 3 on Disc 2, however in reality "Cries And Whispers" is the song that really appears as track 3, leading to a whole lot of confusion still to this day.

Substance is peak New Order. New Order have released many seminal, iconic, and influential albums, but no release ever captured the intensity, magic, brilliance, and beauty of New Order quite like Substance. This distinguished record stands alone and is the crown jewel in New Order's illustrious catalog.

2017/08/16

Noel Gallagher announced he's headlining Manchester Arena's reopening show September 9th. The venue reopens with We Are Manchester, a benefit concert to honor those impacted by the events of the May 22nd attack. All profits from the concert will benefit the Manchester Memorial Fund, which aims to establish a permanent memorial for the victims.

Noel Gallagher was unable to attend the One Love Manchester benefit on June 4th, but donated proceeds from "Don't Look Back In Anger" to the victims and families impacted by the attack.

Detroit's Protomartyr return with their fourth studio album Relatives In Descent on September 29th. The band previously issued the single "A Private Understanding" and now they've premiered a new single titled "My Children." Stream below and pre-order here.

Protomartyr previous revealed Relatives In Descent isn't a concept record, however there is a running theme:

"The unknowable nature of truth, and the existential dread that often accompanies that unknowing. This, at a moment when disinformation and garbled newspeak have become a daily reality."

Don't miss Protomartyr's massive record release party aboard the Detroit Princess on September 22nd. Metz, Adult., Preoccupations, and Tyvek are also coming along for the ride! Grab tickets here.

Orchestral Manoeuvers In The Dark are set to release their new album The Punishment Of Luxury on September 1st. They appeared on BBC Radio 2 a few days ago for a live sesssion, during which they paid tribute to David Bowie with a cover of the classic "Heroes." Watch how it went down below.

The Punishment Of Luxury arrives September 1st and is available to pre-order here.

2017/08/15

L7's highly anticipated documentary L7: Pretend We're Dead is set to be released worldwide October 13th on Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD. The film, produced by Blue Hats Creative, will also exclusively screen in select cities this fall starting September 1st. L7: Pretend We're Dead tells the story of the influential band's 20 year history and includes previously unseen raw performances, interviews, and personal home video. The documentary also features interviews with Exene Cervenka, Lydia Lunch, Joan Jett, Shirley Manson, Louise Post, Brody Dalle, Allison Robertson, and more.

View the screening dates below. For more on L7: Pretend We're Dead, visit the official site here.

It's Monday, which means The Smiths have unleashed a previously unreleased live song from their vaults in celebration of their forthcoming The Queen Is Dead expanded reissues. Today they've shared an epic live version of "I Know It's Over" recorded live in 1986. Stream below or on Spotify.

Fans are encouraged to post memories of The Queen Is Dead and/or The Smiths on social media with a fitting hashtag (for example, #TQID2017) for inclusion on The Queen Is Dead official tribute site. View the page here.

The Queen Is Dead will be reissued as a 2CD, 5LP, and 3CD/1DVD box on October 20th. All three editions are available to pre-order through Amazon. 2CD, 3CD/1DVD, 5LP

2017/08/13

Rock it old school with a new episode of Time Warp online. Today's episode features music from New Order, Executive Slacks, The Breeders, Republica, Happy Mondays, Sugarcubes, David Bowie, Bauhaus, The Ocean Blue, The Cure, and so much more.

Stream below or here and catch up with the archive of previous episodes here or here.

2017/08/11

Poptone, the new project featuring Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins, debuted in April and are back on the road the week playing shows on the east coast. The pair, rounded out with Haskins' daughter Diva on bass, have been playing a packed set of songs featuring classics from their previous bands: Bauhaus, Tones On Tail, and Love And Rockets. Ash recently revealed that the idea to reunite with Haskins wand revisit their catalog was kind of a Spinal Tap moment -- the idea came to him after waking up to Motorhead's "Ace Of Spades." He told NPR:

"I'm not a massive Motorhead fan. I just knew the singles, to be honest...it was blasting at 4 in the morning and I had this realization. This is hilarious, that cliché about getting the band back together, it was very Spinal Tap I suppose but whatever. And I just thought ‘Am I drunk? What’s going on? I’ve not been wanting to do this for a decade.’ But this thing seemed completely right at that moment in time. Boom. Lemmy, the ‘Ace of Spades.’ Who would have thought that song would have gotten me back out on the road?"

Poptone recently announced a new string of North American tour dates, and this time they're coming to Detroit. Don't miss Poptone at the Majestic Theater on September 23rd. Tickets are on sale now. View the full tour itinerary below:

2017/08/10

The Smiths "Girlfriend In A Coma" was released thirty years ago today. The single was the first taste of the band's final studio album Strangeways Here We Come, which would later follow in September of that year.

The single (or really, one of the single's b-sides) played an important role in shaping music history because it was yet another source of frustration for Johnny Marr, who at this point was beyond disgruntled with the Smiths and had had enough. Marr was cool with the b-side "I Keep Mine Hidden," but he detested the other b-side, a cover of Cilla Black's "Work Is A Four Letter Word" and fought to keep it off the release. He famously lost that battle, and as mounting tensions within the band became too much for him to deal with, he decided to go on holiday to Los Angeles to get away from it all. He never returned to the Smiths, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Also: Fans of The Smiths should head over to Glorious Noise to check out some shots of the legendary Shelagh Delaney.

Tony Wilson, television personality, founder of Factory Records and The Haçienda, died ten years ago today (August 10th, 2007)at the age of 57. Wilson introduced the U.K. -- and the world -- to incredible bands through his television programs and Factory Records. He influenced music in countless ways, and the world is an infinitely better place for it. Keep the legend in your thoughts today and enjoy some video in his memory.

Begin with The Way We Were - a BBC documentary hosted by Tony Wilson featuring performances from various TV shows he hosted over the years. Includes performances from Joy Division, Iggy Pop, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Buzzcocks, XTC, Magazine, The Clash, and more.

Liam Gallagher premiered another single from his forthcoming debut solo album. "For What It's Worth" is the third track Gallagher has issued, and it's decidedly the most Beatles/Oasis-ish of the bunch. Gallagher reveals the song is an apology:

"I wanted to write an apology...Not to one person, but to everyone, because I'm no good at saying sorry. That song is a tune."

Check out "For What It's Worth" below:

Gallagher's full length album As You Were arrives October 6th and is available to pre-order on LP (standard black and limited edition white), CD, and digital download; a deluxe edition on CD & digital download adds three extra songs (15 total). A limited edition box set with 12" vinyl, CD, bonus etched 7", art print, hardcover book, and more is also available. Check out all the options here.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Screaming Trees' breakthrough album Sweet Oblivion. In celebration of the milestone, the album will be re-issued on limited edition yellow (flaming) vinyl on September 15th through Crash Records. The release is limited to 1500 copies and is available to pre-order (as an import) from the official store here.

Note: this reissue of Sweet Oblivion appears to be identical to the exclusive yellow vinyl edition Newbury Comics is currently selling (U.S. pressing, limited to 1000 copies).

Meanwhile, Mark Lanegan will be touring the U.S. in support of his latest offering Gargoyle. The tour rolls through Detroit August 21st at El Club and tickets are available here.

2017/08/09

Afghan Whigs announced their first three releases on Sub Pop -- Up In It, Congregation, and Uptown Avondale EP -- will be released on vinyl in September. This is incredible news for Whigs' fans, as the two full players have been out of print for several years, and Uptown Avondale was never issued on vinyl in North America.

All three records will be pressed on 180 gm black vinyl (Congregation on double LP with gatefold packaging), plus special edition Sub Pop Loser editions will also be available: Up In It on transparent blue vinyl with white swirl; Congregation on transparent red vinyl with white swirl; and Uptown Avondale on silver metallic vinyl.

The releases will be available through Sub Pop starting September 8th and in retail stores on September 22nd. Limited copies will be available at the merch booth on the Afghan Whigs' upcoming North American tour.

Don't miss Afghan Whigs on the road in North America this fall in support of their new album In Spades. Tickets for all the show on the tour are on sale now. View the tour itinerary below:

The mighty Swervedriver are back in action working on a new studio album which is expected out in 2018. Today the legendary Oxford band launched a campaign on Pledge Music for what will be their sixth studio album. Several pledging items are available ranging from promo items, signed merch, test pressings, and handwritten lyric sheets to majorly exclusive items like a Skype session, playing Scrabble online with Adam Franklin, a signed guitar, custom Swerve guitar pedal, and a private show!

Watch the band's highly entertaining pledge video and take a look at the pre-order options here.

Meanwhile Swervedriver are hitting the road in North America where they'll perform their first two albums -- Raise and Mezcal Head -- in full each night. Tickets for all the shows are on sale now.

2017/08/08

A rare New Order recording from 1983 has seen light of day. The June 30th, 1983 gig at Cabaret Metro (now The Metro) in Chicago is one of two New Order shows widely considered to be the "holy grail" of lost New Order recordings (the other being New Order's first live gig July 30th, 1980 at The Beach Club in Manchester). No recording of the Chicago show was thought to exist for years, however one has emerged 34 years later.

The show took place on one of the hottest days ever recorded in Chicago -- 118 degrees Fahrenheit -- and the heat took a toll on the band and caused some technical drama, as Peter Hook detailed in his latest bookSubstance: Inside New Order:

"One of the hottest gigs I have ever done. It was so hot the fold-back engineer went out and bought a thermometer to measure it - 118 degrees Fahrenheit! The thermal cutouts on my Amcron DC330A's amplifiers (set at 120 degrees) kept shutting down and turning themselves off and on...the owner Joe Shanahan promised us he would fit air conditioning in for the next time we played and he did."

Despite all the issues that evening, the band performed at least 10 songs in the intense heat. Rumors swirled over the years regarding the setlist -- some fans claimed Joy Division songs were played; another prevailing rumor was that an acoustic version of "Blue Monday" was performed. However unless this material was edited out of this recording for some reason, it appears that these have proven to be unfounded rumors.

As for the particulars of how the recording emerged: A few months ago an individual contacted Analog Loyalist -- the audio genius who has previously shared remasters of vintage live material from Joy Division, New Order, and more. After communicating electronically with the anonymous source, AI met up with the individual who possessed the recording and was given a first generation copy. AI then refined the audio somewhat and posted it up on his website, Dime, and We Transfer.

NOTE: The file on We Transfer will remain active for a limited time (through Friday, August 12th). After that fans have been encouraged to pay it forward by providing a new link on We Transfer. Visit Analog Loyalist's website for more details, links, etc.

cEvin Key unearthed rare footage of Skinny Puppy in the studio creating the final mix of "Hexonxonx" at Vancouver Studios. The amazing 1989 video is a rare glimpse into the production wizardry of Key, Dave Rave Ogilvie, and Alien Jourgensen; Jello Biafra, who named the track and assistant Marc Ramaer can also be seen in the video. Check it out here.

"Hexonxonx" was released on Skinny Puppy's 1989 album Rabies. Besides helping out with production, Jourgensen is featured on the album (guitar and vocals).

Meanwhile, Key's project The Tear Garden which also features Edward Ka-Spel of Legendary Pink Dots released a trippy brand new album titled The Brown Acid Caveat plus a new career-spanning compilation Eye Spy Vol. 2, which collects unreleased tracks, demos, rewritten and original material. Both releases are available from Metropolis Records.

2017/08/07

It's Monday, which means The Smiths have unleashed a previously unreleased live song from their vaults in celebration of their forthcoming The Queen Is Dead expanded reissues. This week they shared a recording of "Frankly, Mr. Shankly," which was captured live at the Performing Arts Center, in Milwaukee on August 16th 1986. Like last week's rarity, the recording will not be included on the expanded editions of The Queen Is Dead.

Stream below, plus head over to The Queen Is Deadsite to view fan tributes and more. Fans are encouraged to participate by posting Smiths memories on social media with a fitting hashtag (for example, #TQID2017).

The Queen Is Dead will be reissued as a 2CD, 5LP, and 3CD/1DVD box on October 20th. All three editions are available to pre-order through Amazon. 2CD, 3CD/1DVD, 5LP

Nick McCabe and Pete Salisbury of The Verve reunited and performed together for the first time in 10 years last Sunday at the Kendal Calling festival. The reunited members, joined by Martin Blunt (of Charlatans) and vocalist Denise Johnson, ripped through a four song set. Previously a snippet of fan-filmed video made the rounds online, however now video of the full amazing performance has appeared on You Tube.

2017/08/05

The young Steven Patrick Morrissey fired off a review of Depeche Mode's August 5th, 1981 show at Rafters in Manchester. His scathing take was later published in the British weekly 'zine Record Mirror. It's not quite as legendary as his shot at the Ramones, but it's a fun Mozzer read nonetheless.

"Depeche Mode may not be the most remarkably boring group ever to walk the face of the earth, but they're certainly in the running. Their sophisticated nonsense succeeds only in emphasising just how hilariously unimaginative they really are.At once we recognise four coiffured Barry White's (a nauseating version); "cain't git enough of your lerve" they profess too dull to be even boring. They ressurect every murderously monotous cliche known to modern man, and "New Life" looms a nothing more than a bland jelly-baby. Still, the man from "Jackie" was impressed knowing that, at least, these boys have nice hair. And the converyor belt moves along.Ludus, plainly wishing they were elsewhere, hammered out a passionate set to an audience possibly hand-picked for their tone deafness. But Ludus like to wallow in other people's depravities and therefore their music offers everything to everyone. Linder was born singing and has more imagination than Depeche Mode could ever hope for. Still, Depeche Mode get the Jackie spread.No justice!"

Cold Cave announced a handful of live dates, which includes a stop in Detroit. Don't miss the glorious darkwave action October 1st at El Club. Detroit's amazing Ritual Howls opens up several dates on the tour, including the Detroit show. Grab tickets here.

2017/08/04

Gary Numan is poised to return with his new studio album Savage: Songs From A Broken World on September 15th. He's previously released the single and video for the lead track "My Name Is Ruin," and now he's unveiled a brand new song titled "What God Intended." Stream the audio for the track below and check out the pre-order options for the album here.

Numan previously revealed the 10 track studio album was produced by Ade Fenton and has an apocalyptic theme:

"Savage: Songs Of A Broken World is set in an apocalyptic, post-global warming Earth in the not-too-distant future. There is no technology left and most of the planet has turned to a desolate desert wasteland. Food is scarce, water even more so, and human kindness and decency are just a dim and distant memory. Western and Eastern cultures have merged, more because of the need to simply survive than any feelings of greater tolerance or understanding. It’s a harsh, savage environment, as are the survivors who still roam across it.

"The songs are about the things people do in such a harsh and terrifying environment. It's about a desperate need to survive and do they do awful things in order to do so, and some are haunted by what they've done. That desire to be forgiven, along with some discovered remnants of an old religious book, ultimately encourages religion to resurface, and it really goes downhill from there."

2017/08/03

Liam Gallagher bailed on his supposed hourlong Lollapalooza set after only 4 songs. Some in attendance suggested that a fan's "I Love Noel" sign upset the legend enough to make him leave, but Liam himself later offered up his own explanation on Twitter: he wrecked his voice last night at his headline show at Park West.

Liam's early departure shouldn't be all that surprising to long time Oasis fans, but still.

Way to conquer America, Morrissey.

Sorry to the people who turned up for the gig in Chicago lollapalooza had a difficult gig last night which fucked my voice. I'm gutted LG x

Last year Trashcan Sinatras released their excellent 6th studio album Wild Pendulum, then toured the U.S. in support of the record. Today they announced that in celebration of their 30th anniversary they'll head out on the road as a three piece for a career-spanning acoustic tour.

On each stop of the All Night With The Trashcan Sinatras tour (excluding the NYC date), Frank Reader, Paul Livingston, and Paul Douglas will perform two unique sets featuring beloved/well-known songs as well as covers, obscurities, songs they've never performed live, and songs they'll likely never again play live. Over the course of the tour every song they've released and recorded will be performed (the set list will vary from show to show -- they will not be playing 100 songs each night!)

All Night With The Trashcan Sinatras includes a Detroit area stop at the Magic Bag in Ferndale on October 8th. Tickets go on sale August 7th at 10am. View the full itinerary below and catch up with Trashcan Sinatras here.

Frank Reader:

"Now that we've reached a century of songs it feels like a good time to meet up with them all again, like a high school reunion...Those songs whose love and friendship we've nourished over the years will no doubt turn up most nights and show us why we've remained so close over the years, but it'll be most interesting to see how those with whom we've lost touch have aged."

John Douglas:

"We will be playing some songs live that we have never attempted before, so in some ways, it's a tightrope walk for us. But, these songs are what we have done with our lives, so I accept the challenge and will try to not look down."

Paul Livingston:

"Touring with no rhythm section means you have to take your cues more from the vocal. You can bend time and create space for the emotion of the song to come through."

2017/08/02

Liam Gallagher appeared on SiriusXM July 31st to perform his new single "Wall Of Glass" along with the Oasis classic "Wonderwall." Before singing "Wonderwall" he got a dig into his brother, comparing Noel's version of the beloved song to Dolly Parton. Watch Liam's performance below and since he threw down the gauntlet, compare his version of "Wonderwall" to Noel's.

Liam Gallagher is set to perform at Lollapalooza in Chicago on August 3rd.

UPDATE: Gallagher's set (taped, not live) will stream Friday, August 4th at 6:45 pm ET. View the full streaming schedule here.

2017/08/01

The Smiths have launched a website celebrating the forthcoming The Queen Is Dead expanded reissues. The Smiths will be using the site to unveil a previously unreleased live song every Monday leading up to the October 20th release of the reissues. The site also includes a tribute page for each song on the seminal album and fans are encouraged to participate in sharing their memories of each song using #TQID on social media.

The first live recording in the series has premiered which is a recording of "The Queen Is Dead" captured live at Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills on 28th August, 1986. Stream the track below and view the tribute page for the legendary title track here.

The Queen Is Dead will be reissued as a 2CD, 5LP, and 3CD/1DVD box on October 20th. All three editions are available to pre-order through Amazon. 2CD, 3CD/1DVD, 5LP

Note: This previously unreleased live version of "The Queen Is Dead" will not be included on any of the forthcoming reissues.

Protomartyr, Metz, Adult., Preoccupations, and Tyvek are all playing a show together September 22nd aboard the Detroit Princess. You read that right -- you'll cruise on the Detroit River enjoying all sorts of insane awesomeness on ONE BILL!

The show serves as a record release party for Protomartyr's new album Relatives In Descent which arrives September 29th (pre-order the album here).

The Smiths have launched a website celebrating the forthcoming The Queen Is Dead expanded reissues. The Smiths will be using the site to unveil a previously unreleased live song every Monday leading up to the October 20th release of the reissues. The site also includes a tribute page for each song on the seminal album and fans are encouraged to participate in sharing their memories of each song using #TQID on social media.

The first live recording in the series has premiered which is a recording of "The Queen Is Dead" captured live at Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills on 28th August, 1986. Stream the track below and view the tribute page for the legendary title track here.

The Queen Is Dead will be reissued as a 2CD, 5LP, and 3CD/1DVD box on October 20th. All three editions are available to pre-order through Amazon. 2CD, 3CD/1DVD, 5LP

Note: This previously unreleased live version of "The Queen Is Dead" will not be included on any of the forthcoming reissues.

The Verve's Urban Hymns turns 20 years old next month and will be reissued as an expanded set on September 1st. In celebration of the anniversary, yesterday BBC Music 6 pulled out an archive of a feature that was recorded in 2012 for Urban Hymns' 15th anniversary. The feature included an interview with leader Richard Ashcroft, who revealed some previously unknown details about the record -- the "sha-la-la" backing vocals on "The Drugs Don't Work" are a nod to the Carpenters, who he loves, and he confirmed that Liam Gallagher is indeed the one who provided the screaming on epic album closer "Come On."

Ashcroft explained how the collaboration with Liam came about:

"If you concentrate you can hear some demented guy screaming "COME ON" and I imagine everyone thinks that's me, but I remember him doing it. He arrived at the studio in Barnes with a tape of a song he'd just done with John Squire. So he proceeded, as he does, and played it 15 times in a row in the studio, so I played him "Bittersweet" and I said we're doing "Come On" now -- you've got to be on it. He went into this booth with someone else and he was going ballistic at the end of it, smashing his tambourine against the side of the vocal booth."

"Come On" wasn't Gallagher's first collaboration (so to speak) with Verve -- he famously appears on "History" as well as "Space And Time."

Stream the BBC archive on Urban Hymnshere and pre-order the Verve's 20th anniversary edition of Urban Hymnshere or through Amazon.

Meanwhile as previously reported Verve guitarist Nick McCabe and drummer Pete Salisbury reunited and performed for the first time in 10 years last weekend at Kendal Calling. The pair were joined by Martin Blunt (of The Charlatans) and amazing vocalist Denise Johnson who has appeared on classic songs with Primal Scream, Electronic, A Certain Ratio, and more. Fan filmed footage of the band's full set is available to view below.

Nine Inch Nails headlined the final day of the Panorama festival in New York on Sunday night. The set streamed lived, however for those that missed it, the full set has now appeared on You Tube. Check it out below (heads up: David Bowie cover is ~ 43 minutes in):

NIN released Add Violence, the second in the EP trilogy last month. The EP is addictive, alluring, sensual, and brilliant -- if you haven't checked it out in full yet, do yourself a favor.

The Dream Syndicate return with their first full length album since 1988's Ghost Stories on September 8th. The band previously revealed that album, titled How Did I Find Myself Here, is true to their history yet unlike anything they've done before:

"It's psychedelic, it's rocking, it's garage, it's classic, it's indie and it's even a soul and jazz record in the most literal sense, a sonic and emotional journey to the deepest recesses of your mind. It's what we do on stage and yet it's brand new. Most of all, we dig it. A lot."

The Dream Syndicate previously shared the album's title track, and today they've unveiled the next single "Glide," and announced details for a U.S. tour, which bypasses the Detroit area. Most of the tour (December 1st - 10th) includes support from Elephant Stone -- be sure to get to the shows early to see this incredible band!

Stream "Glide" below and pre-order How Did I Find Myself Here through iTunes and Amazon, or check out the bundles and other exclusive items through Pledge Music.

2017/07/30

Peter Hook & The Light opened for James at the Live From Times SquareFestival in Newcastle, England last night. At the end of Hooky's set, Tim Booth and Jim Glennie of James joined the bass legend on stage ripped through the Joy Division classic "Love Will Tear Us Apart." Watch how it went down below.

Peter Hook & The Light return to North America in 2018 to perform Substance from Joy Division & New Order. Tickets for all of the shows are on sale now including the May 3rd date at the Royal Oak Music Theatre.

An honor tonight playing that heartbreaking gem with @peterhook . New Order were the first band to give James a leg up. 🌹

Rock it old school with a new episode of Time Warp online. Today episode features classic alternative tracks from XTC, The Housemartins, Oasis, Sonic Youth, Matthew Sweet, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Pixies, Majesty Crush, Depeche Mode + more.

Stream below or here and catch up with the archive of previous episodes here or here.

...hang the dj

...hang the dj is the headquarters for my old radio show Time Warp, which aired on 89X radio until March 2017. I am currently hosting a new, independent, internet-based version of Time Warp. New episodes post Sunday mornings around 9am ET. Stream the show archives here or here.

...hang the dj is a music blog serving as a complement to my streaming program. As such, mostly old school and classic alternative bands are featured, however occasionally new music from shoegaze, dream pop, psych, post-punk, and darkwave genres will be featured. If you have a worthy music project that fits one of these genres, feel free to get in touch via email.